Lunyu XV. 3. (394)

How Confucius aimed at the knowledge of an all-pervading unity.
1. The Master said, "Ts'ze, you think, I suppose, that I am one who learns many things and keeps them in memory?"
2. Tsze-kung replied, "Yes, – but perhaps it is not so?"
3. "No," was the answer; "I seek a unity all pervading."

Legge XV.2.

The Master said, 'Ssu, do you think that I am the kind of man who learns widely and retains what he has learned in his mind?' 'Yes, I do. Is it not so?' 'No. I have a single thread binding it all together.'2